Manon van Leeuwen

Obtained her University Degree in Business Economics at the University of Tilburg (The Netherlands), specialising in organisational processes (focus on culture, structure and internal communication). Se obtained a Master the European Community of the University Pontificia Commillas, ICADE Madrid, and is realising her Ph.D. in “New tendencies in Company Management” of the University of Valladolid (Spain). She is currently Director of the Area Information Society at Fundecyt and formerly has been Director of the Department for European Programmes of the Foundation University-Enterprise of Valladolid. As an expert on issues related to the Information Society and Knowledge Society she has been a professor and speaker on courses and seminars. She has participated in the International Project Team for the European Committee for Standardisation to identify and disseminate best practices and measurement approaches for Knowledge Management, and deliver a European Guide to Good Practice in Knowledge Management. She has been evaluator and reviewer in various occasions of the IST and FP 5, 6 and 7 programme. Including a large experience in managing multidisciplinary and intercultural projects, as well as European Community programmes. She has a large experience in managing multidisciplinary and intercultural projects, as well as European Community programmes, and the preparation, realisation and execution of regional, national and international projects. The projects are related to the new economy and the knowledge society, and are of technological and social nature, many of them addressing the socio-economic implications and aspects of the Information Society.